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‘Now that is composure’: Nicola Coughlan praised for keeping cool as people walked by her on the Emmys red carpet

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

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‘Letting go of my last bit of teenage angst’: Dave Grohl has a mistress, fathered child. Foo Fighters fans aren’t onboard

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‘Loser behavior’: Jack Antonoff may have put Airpods in during Katy Perry’s performance, Internet reacts

Kira Deshler was the assistant newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. Kira received a Master&#8217;s in Media Studies from UT Austin and has previously written for sites like Slash Film and Looper. She runs her own Substack newsletter, Paging Dr. Lesbian, and is a member of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.

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Brazil’s X ban delivers devastating blow to online fan communities 

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Halsey recalls viral Blink-182 mall video: ‘Everybody still makes fun of me for it’

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

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Anna Good

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Memes

Katy Perry’s ‘Call Her Daddy’ appearance gets memed

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‘She’s been FOUND!’: Reddit’s years-long ‘Celebrity Number 6’ fabric mystery has finally been solved

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Why do people say Ayo Edebiri is Irish? Breaking down the inside joke

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People are praising Will Ferrell’s movie documenting his friendship with his trans best friend

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Grill master: Everything to know about Post Malone’s new teeth

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‘Bro gon discover some ancient disease’: Ludacris drinks unfiltered water from Alaskan glacier. Is that safe?

Kyle Calise is a video producer, writer, and storyteller from southern New England. When he’s not crafting explainer and culture videos, he’s usually out on a nature trail admiring trees.

Kyle Calise

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Meme History: Hey Girl Ryan Gosling memes

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Meryl Streep and Martin Short were spotted holding hands, which may have confirmed Selena Gomez’s Golden Globes gossip excuse

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‘This is so scary’: Alicia Silverstone confirms she’s alive after scaring the internet by eating street fruit

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The internet reacts to Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s divorce—with memes 

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